WHY ENVIRONMENT REFORM IS ESSENTIAL TO LABOR’S AGENDA FOR GOVERNMENT For our first lunch for 2018, the John Cain Foundation hosted a talk with Felicity Wade, the national convenor of the Labor Environment Action Network (LEAN). LEAN has been a game changer within Labor, successfully delivering policy through activism by party members. LEAN prosecuted and […]

2017 – REFLECTIONS The year offered more than enough issues for a progressive think tank to tackle. Our strategic priorities are reflected in the topics on which we focused our research and communication with supporters. Discussion forums including the monthly policy lunches and occasional seminars examined important national and state issues in city design, education, energy, housing and the […]

Autonomous Electric Vehicles: An Emerging Force for Disruption in our Cities Lyndsay Neilson is internationally recognised as a leading expert in urban design and strategy. He drew on his experience and knowledge to lead a discussion on the development of autonomous electric vehicles and pointed to the implication of new forms of transport for city planners. Lyndsay’s […]

Australia’s Political System – a Deficit in Trust In 2016 Dr Colleen Lewis was commissioned by the John Cain Foundation to report on the parlace state of political donations in Australia. At this lunch Professor Lewis updated her report. What, if anything, has changed? She led a Q&A discussion, facilitated by John Cain Foundation Director […]

Removal of 50 Level Crossings in Melbourne was a commitment of the Victorian Government at the last election. The Monthly Lunch on Wednesday 16 August presented a progress report on this major infrastructure project from Allen Garner, COO of the Level Crossing Removal Authority. Allen has long experience in the construction industry and as COO, […]

This may we had our monthly lunch with the Victorian minister for planning, the Honourable Richard Wynne. At the lunch Minister Wynne outlined the government’s strategy for Melbourne’s future. By 2051 there will be 8million Victorians, 4.5million in Melbourne. The Minister made it clear he is acutely aware that growth brings problems. By 2018 Melbourne […]

SEMINAR – Wednesday 19 April 2017 The Hon Martin Foley, Minister for Housing and urban planning experts Michael Lennon and Kate Shaw presented a range of policies and ideas to improve housing accessibility in Victoria. The Chair of the John Cain Foundation, John Cain, facilitated a lively discussion with the audience following presentations. The John […]

Monthly lunch Wednesday 19 April 2017 The April lunch was well attended and lively. The topic, Upgrading and Expanding Melbourne’s Rail Services, generated considerable interest amongst supporters of the John Cain Foundation. Evan Tattersall, CEO Melbourne Metro Rail Authority, presented a comprehensive overview of the new rail service – Melbourne’s largest infrastructure project in many […]

Download the latest press articles from Come Clean here March 29, 2017 HOW CLEAN MIGHT WE BECOME? A PROGRESS REPORT ON REFORMING AUSTRALIA’S FEDERAL POLITICAL DONATIONS REGIME Colleen Lewis, Monash University Dr Colleen Lewis, adjunct Professor National Centre for Australian Studies, Monash University presents a progress report on parliamentary progress on reform of the political […]

Monthly Lunch: March 15th 2017 The speaker at the March lunch was Dr Sue Thomson, Director Educational Monitoring & Research at ACER. She presented two new reports analysing reasons for Australia’s poor performance in international literacy and numeracy tests. PISA scores showed a decline in overall performance at the age of 15 in science, maths […]